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A green and cream CTA bus numbered 7294 is parked at a terminal with a clear sky overhead, displaying its route to Lawrence-Marine Dr. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 7294, is parked at a terminal on a sunny day, displaying route 81 to Lawrence-Marine Dr. May 1970 · Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL A dark green Illinois Central electric train with the number 1207 is moving on tracks beside a grassy field with overhead wires and trees in the background. An Illinois Central High-V electric multiple-unit train, led by car 1207, travels along a private right-of-way on a summer day. May 20, 1970 · Flossmoor, IL A vintage Illinois Central electric train with dark green, steel-bodied cars and pantographs, traveling along a track beside dry grass and utility poles on a summer day. An Illinois Central electric multiple-unit train featuring Insull-era steel coaches, captured on a private right-of-way on a summer day. May 20, 1970 · East Hazel Crest, IL A front three-quarter view of a dark green and white CTA bus, number 7277, on a sunny street with cars and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 7277, operating on route 85 Central-Harrison at an intersection with overhead trolley wires. June 1970 · 85 and Lawrence Two CTA rapid transit cars on maintenance tracks inside a large industrial building, with ladders and equipment nearby. Two Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit cars in the 98th Street Shops, undergoing maintenance. June 19, 1970 · 98th St. Shops A green and white city bus with the number S287 on its front and side, parked on a paved street with trees and overhead wires in the background, displaying 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND' on its destination sign. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number S287, is parked on a street under overhead wires, displaying 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND' on its destination sign. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a vintage CTA bus 5287, showing its green and white livery and destination sign 'North Limited North-Grand', parked beside a grassy area with trees and overhead wires in the background. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5287, on the North-Grand route, parked on a tree-lined street on a summer day. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA motor bus numbered 8287 is parked on a tree-lined street on a clear summer day, with its destination sign reading 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8287, on the North-Grand route in summer. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus, number 8287, is parked on a city street under a clear sky, with trees and overhead wires in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 8287, operating on the Limited North-Grand route during the 1970s. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number S287 and destination sign reading 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND' is parked on a paved street next to trees, with overhead wires above. A Chicago Surface Lines trolleybus, S287, on the North Grand route, parked on a sunny day with overhead wires visible. September 1970 · North 72 Clark Side view of an Amtrak Blue Water passenger train with a gray heavyweight car numbered 325, stopped at a grade crossing with a red and white striped crossing gate. An Amtrak Blue Water passenger train with a heavyweight coach numbered 325 at a grade crossing. c. 1971 to 1982 A blue Wisconsin Calumet Railroad locomotive numbered 617 is parked in a grassy yard next to an Amtrak passenger car and a gray boxcar under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Calumet Railroad GP9 locomotive numbered 617 sits on a track next to an Amtrak passenger car at a yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1971 to 1987 A side view of a Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive with red and black paint, numbered 6096, pulling a gray freight car with DM&E lettering, in a grassy rail yard with utility poles and overcast skies. A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 6096, leads a freight car in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1971 to 1980 A white and green Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 7200, is shown driving on a city street with 1970s cars and buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7200, runs on route 81 Lawrence-Marine Drive on a sunny summer day in the 1970s. May 1971 · Chicago, IL An Illinois Central train with a black and orange E8 locomotive pulling passenger cars on a multi-track rail yard with overhead wires, under an overcast sky. An Illinois Central EMD E8 diesel locomotive, number 4033, pulls a train of heavyweight coaches through a rail yard with overhead catenary. June 19, 1971 A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3270, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with a large CBS sign on a building behind it. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks and Ontario, with a CBS billboard in the background. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream motor bus with the number 3270, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, is shown parked on a city street with a large CBS billboard behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks-Ontario, parked on a city street in front of a CBS building. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9761 and destination '80 IRVING PK BROADWAY' travels down a city street under overhead wires, with a 'BIASETTI'S STEAKS' sign visible on the left and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9761, operates on route 80 Irving Park-Broadway on a sunny day, passing a Biasetti's Steaks restaurant sign. 1972 · Irving Pk and Marshfield A green and cream CTA trolleybus numbered 9739, showing its destination as Irving Park, parked on a wet street under a web of trolley wires. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, number 9739, on the 90 Irving Park route in a winter street scene. 1972 · Elston and Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9657, is parked on a street corner with people on the sidewalk and a telephone booth in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 9657, is shown on a street corner with its destination sign reading '53 31 - KOMENSKY'. 1972 · Polaski and Peterson A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, model Flxible, with the fleet number BV-11, parked on a street on a cloudy winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, fleet number BV-11, is shown in a three-quarter front view on a winter day. 1972 · Kedzie Jackson A front three-quarter view of a trolleybus at night on a city street, with its destination sign reading '80 IRVING PK-KEENAN' and fleet number 9745 visible. A Chicago Surface Lines trolleybus, number 9745, operates at night on route 80 Irving Park-Keenan, with its headlights illuminating the wet street. 1972 · Irving Pk and Bosworth A green and cream CTA bus with the number 3483 on its front, displaying route 149 to Merchandise Mart, parked on a city street near a large building with a Hertz sign. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 3483, on route 149 to Merchandise Mart, in service during the 1970s. January 1972 · Balbo and Michigan, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5716, is parked on a sunny day with a red car nearby and a concrete overpass in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5716, on route 44 Racine, parked on a city street under a concrete overpass in the late 1960s or early 1970s. April 13, 1972 · 44 and 26th A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 5648 is driving down a city street with a '9 Ashland-95' destination sign, passing a funeral home and two people on the sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5648, operates on the 9 Ashland route on a sunny day in Homewood, Illinois, past the Cordero Funeral Home. April 13, 1972 · 18th Pl and Ashland, Homewood, IL Green and cream CTA bus number 5949 on the 41 State-Adams route at a street intersection with brick buildings and cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5949, operates on the 41 State-Adams route at the intersection of Clybourn and Cortland streets in the spring. April 27, 1972 · Clybourn and Cortland, Chicago, IL Two green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses, numbers 5172 and 5213, are parked in a snowy lot with utility poles and wires overhead. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5172, is parked in a snow-dusted bus garage with another CTA bus, number 5213, visible behind it. May 1972 A white and orange Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, numbered 127, pulls a train through a multi-track rail yard with industrial buildings in the foggy background. A Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, number 127, leads a freight train through a busy rail yard on an overcast winter day. May 1972 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 8280, is shown in three-quarter front view on a city street, with a '73 Grand-Latrobe' route sign and a 'Natural Menthol' advertisement on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 8280, running on route 73 Grand-Latrobe on a city street. June 1972 · Armitage and Racine, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus drives down a city street at night, headlights on, with a sign for Ogden Avenue and overhead wires visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 0781, on a city street at night near Ogden Avenue. June 1972 · 54 and 24th A green and cream trolleybus numbered 9417 travels down a city street under overhead wires, with a modern building labeled 'NORTH FEDERAL SAVINGS' and a 'CLARK' street sign visible, alongside vintage automobiles and pedestrians. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, operates on route 12 near the North Federal Savings building on a sunny summer day. June 10, 1972 · 72 and Lasalle A red and yellow Rock Island F7 locomotive numbered 660 pulls a line of passenger cars on railroad tracks under an overpass, with a tall skyscraper visible in the hazy background. A Rock Island F7 locomotive numbered 660 leads a train of gallery cars along a railroad main line with the Willis Tower in the background on an overcast winter day. November 21, 1972 · 18th and Clark, Chicago, IL A white, orange, and blue bus with the number 869 and 'Freeport' on its sign is parked at a street-level station. Behind it, a yellow taxi and a tan car are visible. Above, people stand on an elevated train platform marked 'LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FREEPORT'. A Long Island Rail Road Flxible New Look bus, number 869, is shown at the Freeport station with a yellow taxi and a passenger car nearby. c. 1973 to 1980 A front three-quarter view of a green and silver CTA bus numbered 301 on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under a metal elevated structure with a person walking beside it. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 301, on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under an elevated structure with a passenger boarding. c. 1973 to 1980 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A blue and white CTA bus numbered 3114 on a city street, heading toward a destination sign reading 'N Campfield Ave.', with a church on the right and another bus behind. A dark blue Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 3114, operates on the N Campfield Ave. route on a city street with another CTA bus following behind. c. 1973 to 1978 A cream and green CTA bus numbered 8499 is stopped under a steel bridge truss with two men walking nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8499, is parked under an elevated structure, displaying route 80A to Kennedy Rapid Transit. c. 1973 to 1978 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A red and white CTA bus with number 4419 is driving on a city street with buildings and a flag in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4419, heads down a city street on the C route to Broad & Geary. c. 1973 to 1986 A vintage Chicago trolleybus with a cream and green livery, showing a 'CHICAGO' destination sign, parked under an elevated rail structure with several people looking at it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus on display or fan trip under an elevated structure, with spectators nearby. c. 1973 to 1975 A green and white CTA bus with the route sign reading '51 Sheridan / Foster' drives on a wet, snow-covered street with Christmas decorations visible on a storefront in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7531, travels down a snowy city street during the holiday season. c. 1973 to 1987 A dark green and silver city bus, numbered 8603, is parked on a street in front of a large stone building; a sign on its roof promotes the 1972 Catholic Charities appeal, and pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. A New York City Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8603, is seen on a city street in the early 1970s, with an advertisement for the 1972 Catholic Charities appeal on its roof. 1973 · Broadway and Battery Pl, New York An overhead view of a white and black CTA rapid transit car, number 209, on an elevated track next to a highway with vintage cars, in a winter scene. CTA 2000-series rapid transit car 209 travels along an elevated structure on a winter day. January 6, 1973 · Congress, Milwaukee, WI A green and cream streetcar numbered 3180 coupled to an orange and cream streetcar runs on paved double track in the median of a tree-lined avenue, with a tall apartment block behind. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 3180 leads a two-car train signed North Sta. via Subway on a center reservation, likely Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. June 9, 1973 · Commonwealth and Sher'n, Boston, MA A red and cream streetcar with a destination sign reading SUBWAY BATHURST rounds a curved loop track among tall trees, with a large building lettered COLISEU at the right. Toronto Transit Commission streetcar 4539, signed SUBWAY BATHURST, at Exhibition Loop in Toronto. June 10, 1973 · Exibition Loop, Toronto, Ontario A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8442, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on an urban street with buildings in the background and cars parked nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8442, on route 41 Elston-Milwaukee, is photographed on a clear summer day on a city street. June 18, 1973 · Elston and Gunnison, Chicago, IL A maroon and cream streetcar numbered 4675 with the sign HUMBER QUEEN stops at a concrete island on paved double track, while a grey sedan passes on the road and a pond and trees are in the background under an overcast sky. Toronto Transit Commission PCC streetcar 4675, signed HUMBER QUEEN, at a safety island on a reserved right-of-way beside a pond. July 14, 1973 · Queensway, Toronto, Ontario A vintage CTA bus number 3463 parked on a street, featuring advertisements for 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook', with a 'ONE WAY' sign visible to the right. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3463, is shown on a street corner with 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook' advertisements. August 11, 1973 · Fullerton and Kenmore, Chicago, IL Multiple green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses, including a damaged one, are parked in a row in a gravel lot with trees and a Texaco sign in the background. A row of Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, some with visible fleet numbers and one severely damaged, parked in a gravel yard under a clear sky. September 1973 A lineup of green and white CTA buses in a dusty lot, showing fleet numbers and signs of being scrapped, with a Texaco sign in the background. A row of Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, including numbers 5837, 5919, and 8047, sit in a scrap yard, with one heavily damaged, under a clear summer sky. September 1973